LOCATIONMega-City One, where crime runs riot. This urban sprawl is home to 400 million citizens, every one a potential criminal. The city is spread down the Eastern coast of what was once the United States of America. Unemployment is endemic, boredom is universal and only the Judges can prevent total anarchy

PARTNERSAlthough he prefers to patrol the streets of Mega-City One alone, Dredd has been known to team up with other law enforcers, including former Judge Galen DeMarco and Cassandra Anderson of Psi Division

NOTESInspired by Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry; the film poster for Death Race 2000The name Judge Dredd came from Pat Mills who was originally going to use it for a different characterThe first Judge Dredd story published was drawn by Mike McMahon, not co-creator Carlos Ezquerra. Ezquerra was so upset he didn't draw Dredd for five years afterwards, only returning for the Apocalypse War mega-epic.